Essays on Education, Literacy and Culture

Acknowledgements
Preface

1 Culture and Religion
2 Humanity
3 Ideology
4 Utopia

Contributors

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【Acknowledgements】

　　I want to thank Mr. Michael Song, the President of Showwe publishing house (Taipei, Taiwan), for his great support and his encouragement for getting academic writings published in Taiwan. Also, my thanks go to Ms. Irene Cheng, Ms. Lestat Yin, and the whole editorial team of Showwe.

【Preface】

　　In the Turkish context, how can one see the relations among key concepts such as education, literature and culture? Thinking about Turkey and comparing it to Europe or to Asia, one realises that Turkey is non of them -- and yet, Turkey is also all of them. It represents a vision in a way which it is not specifically inclusive or exclusive. It does not take everything in. But if it takes something in, it gives a new form to that -- and because of that, the way of thinking about education, literature and culture will never be the same.

　　The current condition is a changeable one -- both in the field of education and in the field of culture. Literature is the mediating force not only between abilities of reading and writing, but also between the self and the world, between the inner reality and its external material environment. The readers of this book will realise and will appreciate the insights that the authors have shown in their writings.